What is CVE-2021-36988?

CVE-2021-36988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-36988?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Emui

CVE-2021-36988

There is a Parameter verification issue in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can affect service integrity.

Published 2021-10-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Emui — versions 11.0.0, 10.1.1
Huawei Magic Ui — versions 4.0.0, 3.1.1
Huawei Magic Ui — versions 3.1.1, 4.0.0

References

consumer.huawei.com/en/support/bulletin/2021/7/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36988?: CVE-2021-36988 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Emui. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-36988?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.